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Jennifer Beattie

Jennifer Beattie

Dec 6, 2014

Jennifer Lynn Aurand Beattie 44 of Washington, formerly of Follansbee died Saturday December 6 2014 in her home. She was born in Steubenville, Ohio on July 28, 1970 a daughter of the late William F. Aurand Sr. and Dorothy Adele Aurand of Colliers, WV. She was a 1988 graduate of Camden County High School in Georgia. She worked at Getgo...

Thelma Iddings

Thelma Iddings

Nov 28, 2014

Thelma E. Iddings, 77 of Marianna died Friday November 28. 2014, at her daughters home in Georgia. She was born April 4, 1937 in Louisville, KY, a daughter of Earl and Viola Higdon. She graduated high school in 1955 then enlisted in the Women's Army Corps in June 1955. She married Arthur James Serenta Jr in 1957. He passed away...

Catherine Smalley

Catherine Smalley

Nov 18, 2014

Catherine C. Smalley 93 of Marianna died Tuesday November 18, 2014 in Washington Health Systems. She was born in Mount Pleasant, on August 24, 1921 a daughter of Michael and Catherine Harenchar Vargo. She was a member of Sts. Mary and Ann Roman Catholic Church. She enjoyed playing BINGO, watching game shows and The Waltons, as well as spending time...

Thelma Montgomery

Thelma Montgomery

Nov 14, 2014

Thelma V. Montgomery 90, of Lone Pine died, Friday November 14, 2014 in the Donnell House, Washington. She was born in West Bethlehem Township on January 28, 1924, a daughter of the late Frank and Lizzie Fulton Earnest. She attended West Bethlehem Schools. She and her husband owned and operated the Lone Pine Market from 1960 until 1976. She was...

Tara Crile

Tara Crile

Nov 14, 2014

Tara L. Crile 31 of Richeyville died Friday November 14, 2014 in Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh. She was born in Washington on August 16 1983 a daughter of Roy E. and Debra Shuey Crile of Richeyville. She was a 2001 graduate of Trinity High School. She was a member of First Christian Church Marianna. In addition to her parents she is...

Dorothy Chiera

Dorothy Chiera

Nov 12, 2014

Dorothy E. Chiera 88 of Brownsville died Wednesday November 12, 2014 in Washington Health Systems. She was born in New Eagle on April 23, 1926 a daughter of the late George and Amelia "Mildred" Jestat Zoni. She attended West Bethlehem High School and was a longtime member of St. Oliver Plunkett Parish, Sts Mary & Ann Roman Catholic Church. She...

Diana Fetsko

Diana Fetsko

Nov 10, 2014

Diana L. Fetsko 80,of Marianna died Monday November 10, 2014 in Presbyterian Senior Care Southmont. She was born in Vestaburg on December 30, 1933 a daughter of the late Thomas and Helen Staley Rankin. She was a 1951 graduate of East Bethlehem High School. She worked for the Liquor Control Board at the state store for 20 years before retiring...

Mark Onopiuk

Mark Onopiuk

Nov 6, 2014

Mark A. Onopiuk 57 of McDonald died Thursday November 6, 2014 in his home. He was born in Washington on March 7, 1957 a son of Paul Onopiuk of Port Angeles, Washington and the late Katherine Martin Onopiuk. He was a 1975 graduate of Trinity High School. Mark was self employed for many years, owning the KOA campground in Pancake....

Lloyd S. Smith

Lloyd S. Smith

Oct 30, 2014

Lloyd S. Smith Educator and WWII Veteran Lloyd S. Smith, 89, of Washington, formerly of Amwell Township, died Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Washington Hospital. He was born July 10, 1925, near Ten Mile, a son of W. Olan and Pauline Swihart Smith. Lloyd joined the U.S. Navy during his senior year of high school to serve in World War...

Gertrude Makowski

Gertrude Makowski

Oct 27, 2014

Gertrude "Mildred" Makowski 86 of Mt. Pleasant died Monday October 27, 2014. She was born on August 30, 1928 in Bethel Twp., Allegheny Co, a daughter of the late Frank and Helen Stenaski Exler. She was a longtime member of St. Oliver Plunkett parish Sts. Mary and Ann Roman Catholic Church, Marianna. She shared many years of marriage with the...

Shirley Weaver

Shirley Weaver

Oct 17, 2014

Shirley M. Weaver 76 of Amity died Friday October 17, 2014 in her home. She was born in Washington on May 24, 1938 a daughter of the late Elmer and Doroty McClay Mounts. She attended Wolfdale elementary school and was a 1956 graduate of Trinity High School. She worked at Ball Glass in Washington for 17 years and thas as...

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain

Oct 14, 2014

Richard L. "Rich" Chamberlain 66 of Marianna, died Tuesday October 14, 2014 in his home. He was born on February 16, 1948 in Wellsville, NY, a son of Alfred L. and Isma Mae Chamberlain. He worked as a logger in Potter County , and then as a truck driver for Atlas Services in Eighty Four for 17 years before his...

Nancy Lee Jessee

Nancy Lee Jessee

Sep 20, 2014

Nancy Lee Jessee 83 of Washington died Saturday September 20, 2014 in Presbyterian Senior Care-Southmont. She was born in Washington on April 24, 1931, a daughter of the late Robert and Wilma Bigler Cope. She attended Trinity High School. Nancy worked for Olan Mills Photography in both Florida and Pennsylvania for many years. Afterwards she worked for ARS group homes...

Anetta Perry

Anetta Perry

Sep 15, 2014

Anetta Jane Kesman Perry, 80 of Marianna died Monday September 15, 2014 in her home. She was born on Marianna on March 8, 1934 a daughter of John and Margaret Potisek Kesman. She was a 1952 graduate of West Bethlehem High School. On February 8, 1954 she married Mitchell Perry who died August 20, 2014. She is survived by four...

Garnet Nelson

Garnet Nelson

Sep 11, 2014

Garnet Alene Nelson, 81, of Marianna died Thursday, September 11, 2014 in her home. She was born on January 30, 1933, a daughter of William and Lula Jenkins Bradshaw. She attended Decatur High School in Decatur, Ohio, graduating in 1951. She worked as a seamstress at Flushing Shirt Manufacturing in Jefferson, PA, before retiring in 2001.Mrs. Nelson was an active...

Clare "Jean" Miles

Clare "Jean" Miles

Sep 9, 2014

Clare "Jean" Miles 80 of Canton Twp, Washington died Tuesday September 9, 2014 in Kindred Hospital, Oakdale. She was born on March 9, 1934, a daughter of Roy and Alice Theakston McCoy. She attended Washington High School and later graduated from Trinity High School. She worked as a cashier for Giant Eagle until her retirement in 1999. Mrs. Miles was...

Richard Zaharoff

Richard Zaharoff

Sep 7, 2014

Richard P. Zaharoff Lifelong Golfer and gardener Richard P. Zaharoff 71 of Marianna died Sunday September 7, 2014 in Washington Healthsystems. He was born on April 29, 1943, a son of the late Gloria M. and Peter J. Zaharoff. He was a 1965 graduate of Bethlehem Center High School, graduate of George Washington University in Washington D.C. as well as...

Elizabeth Moore

Elizabeth Moore

Sep 4, 2014

Elizabeth Moore, 80 of Marianna died Thursday September 4, 2014 in her home. She was born in Marianna on September 19, 1933 a daughter of Alexander and Irene Collins McBurnie. She was a 1951 graduate of West Bethlehem High School. She was a homemaker who spent some of her early years working for Hazlett's Grocery Store, People's Bank in Marianna,...

Richard D. Cox

Richard D. Cox

Aug 29, 2014

Richard Duane Cox 78 of Washington died Friday August 29, 2014 in Washington Health Systems following a brief illness. He was born in West Bethlehem township on May 21, 1936 a son of the late John N. and Bertha Mae Allen Cox. He attended Trinity schools. Mr. Cox worked at J& L steel and retired from Trinity Area School District...

William Cass

William Cass

Aug 26, 2014

William Howard "Fuzzy" Cass 74 of Washington died Tuesday August 26 2014 in his home. He was born in Washington on August 28, 1939 a son of the late William Howard and Edith P. Fisher Cass. He attended Chartiers Schools. Fuzzy worked many years as a journeyman operator for Brockway Glass until its closing. He enjoyed throwing pigeons, loved old...

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